KimberlyBender, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

I received my Ph.D. in criminal justice from Michigan State University. My primary research focuses on treatment and programming for marginalized populations under correctional supervision. However, my research interests include women in prison, prisoner reentry, and the intersection of race, class and gender. Some of my most recent work can be found in Journal of Crime and Justice and International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Dr. Kahl Smith earned her sociology Ph.D from Western Michigan University and both Applied Criminology M.S. and Criminology and Criminal Justice B.S. degrees from Northern Arizona University.

In her current research, Dr. Kahl Smith investigate the relationships between major social institutions and the economy and how these relationships influence crime rates both within United States and amongst advanced, industrialized nations.

In the upcoming academic year, Dr. Kahl Smith is working on a project that investigates drone warfare as a state crime. She welcomes student involvement on this project.